Welcome to James Marr Naturopathy. If you’re looking for an approach to healing that is natural, gentle, and effective, then you’re in the right place. If you’re looking for a practitioner that uses a science based approach utilising the most up to date pathology and functional assessment to measure dysfunction and track progress, you’ve found me.
Healing the gut, balancing hormones, and relieving fatigue all form key foundations of my clinical practice. I restore the health and vitality of my patients so that they don’t need to live with pain and discomfort. I believe the clinical practice of Naturopathy doesn’t have to be disconnected from the most up-to-date medical science – in fact to be truly effective in healing patients a thorough understanding of medical science and pathology is crucial.
Bookings can be made online via the box below or by clicking this link, or you can book over the phone by calling 0404 070 636. Please note that consultations are performed online via Zoom video conferencing (instructions are provided with your booking confirmation email). Alternatively, consultations can be made via phone – please reply to your booking confirmation email to specify this if preferred. Unsure or have questions? Feel free to book a free 10 minute discovery phone session by clicking this link.
I hope I can be your guide on the path to the wellbeing and vitality you deserve.
In wellness,
James Marr
How do online consultations work?
The foundations of my clinical practice are a thorough new patient intake process and accredited laboratory pathology. The intake process, both via my extensive new patient intake form, as well as an in depth discussion of your health issues in your first appointment, forms the basis of formulating a theory or possibly theories of the underlying cause(s) of your health complaints. Detailed and rigorous pathology (both conventional blood testing as well as more in-depth functional pathology) is then ordered to test those theories, and to provide a framework for treatment approaches going forward. In this way, being physically present for a consultation is entirely unnecessary, and a targeted and highly effective treatment strategy can be provided from the comfort of your own home. All appointments are booked as online video consults via Zoom by default (the link and password for the session are provided in the booking reminder emails before the appointment), however phone consultations are also highly effective and can be provided on request once the booking is made.
Some frequently asked questions are:
How is testing ordered and provided?
Conventional pathology is ordered via Laverty in NSW or an alternative provider in other states (typically via blood collection). I will fill your request form and email it through to you to print out. This is then taken to any Laverty (or other state provider) collection center where you will have the appropriate blood samples taken and sent off for analysis. Results are emailed to me and will be reviewed and provided to you at your follow up appointment.
Functional pathology (which tends to be significantly more detailed than conventional pathology) is ordered via Nutripath, a government accredited pathology lab in Melbourne. These tests may encompass such areas as gut health via the Microbiome Map, hormonal health through Dried Urine (DUTCH) testing, and neurotransmitter health through Organic Acid (OAT) testing. Once approved, Nutripath will contact the patient for payment before sending the test kit out via express post. Samples are taken from the comfort of your own home (typically either via stool, saliva, or urine collection) using the equipment provided in the test kit, and a reply paid express post satchel is included to send the samples back to the lab for analysis. Once again, results are emailed to me and will be reviewed and provided to you at your follow up appointment.
How are treatments such as supplements provided?
As most of the supplements I use for treating my patients (both nutritional and herbal) are practitioner only and thus not available in retail stores, I use an online dispensary called Vitally for the prescription of the majority of the supplements for my patients. The process is simple and efficient – I will set up an account for my patient on the Vitally portal, and will add the prescribed products discussed for treatment at the appointment. Vitally will then send the patient a welcome email with a link, which after choosing an appropriate password, will take the patient to the list of prescribed products. They simply choose the supplements and quantity they wish to order, make a payment, and the supplements are posted directly to them.
All of the dosage details are provided in the consultation notes that are emailed to the patient at the end of the appointment.
Still unsure?
Please book a free 10 minute phone discovery session so we can discuss any concerns you might have.
Testimonials
“Highly recommended! He has succeed in improving my health where many doctors and specialists have failed! I love that he hypothesizes and follows it up with tests …. which so far have always shown him to be correct! He has also helped many of my friends very successfully!
Jenny Hughes
“I can highly recommend James, especially if you are just escaping from main stream doctors who hand out drugs that never make you better. James has time and again sorted out long standing issues for our family and we now have the opportunity to have our healthiest lives ever”
Ann Shelton
“I can’t recommend James enough, he has helped me with some very complicated gut issues and I have seen great results. He takes the time to really get to the bottom of issues and picked up on things that expensive doctors in Sydney missed. “
Sarah Palmer
“James is highly professional using thorough scientific based testing methods to base his diagnosis and treatment plan. I have had great results from my treatment program.”
Elizabeth Lwin
“James’s approach is thorough with questionnaires, testing and a personalised treatment plan. James has assisted me to begin healing my health issues, where Doctors could not, and my overall health has greatly improved. Highly recommended.”
Stacey Davies
